Asked on 30 Oct 2020 by Mazzie
I have to questions-
When you say the butter and sugar should be fluffy-? how can you tell what is fluffy? 3 minutes , 5 minutes
Secondly, oven temperature for the 6” Christmas cake - with a fan oven, still 140 degrees or less?
Lindsey, Food Editor replied
Hello,
Fluffy means that the mixture will be soft, evenly mixed and aerated. It will be paler in colour. You can do it with a wooden spoon in a roomy bowl with a vagarous beating (about 3 minutes) or using an electric hand mixer will make light work of it.
As a general rule if your using a fan setting you should reduce conventional oven temperatures by 20 degrees, but as the classic Christmas cake is baked on the bottom shelf of a conventional oven, I suggest 115C when using a fan setting (any shelf).Either way – remember to protect it around the outside with several layers of brown paper and over that top with the double parchment paper (with a small hole in it, and not touching the surface of the cake).
Kind regards
Lindsey
Mazzie replied
Thank you so much , that is really helpful
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